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Table 2 Fit indices (panel a) and model comparisons for gender invariance of ESSI (panel b)

From: Social support attenuates the link between torture exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder among male and female Syrian refugees in Sweden

Model

S-Bχ2

df

CFI

RMSEA (90% CI)

SRMR

Δ S-Bχ2

Δdf

p

Panel a: Model fit indices

 Unidimensional

119.15***

9

.961

.101 (.085–.117)

.026

   

Modified uni-dimensional

34.46***

8

.991

.052 (.035–.071)

.014

72.63

1

<.001

Panel b: Invariance across gender

 Configural

39.89***

16

.992

.050 (.031–.069)

.015

   

 Metric vs. Configural

48.62***

21

.990

.047 (.030–.064)

.026

7.445

5

.19

 Scalar vs. Metric

63.66***

26

.987

.049 (.034–.064)

.025

15.612

5

.008

Partial scalar vs. Metric

51.482**

25

.991

.042 (.025–.058)

.027

1.49

4

.83

  1. ** < 0.01 *** < 0.001
  2. Notes: S-Bχ2 Satorra-Bentler scaled Chi-square, CFI Comparative Fit Index, RMSEA Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation, CI Confidence Interval, SRMR Standardized Root Mean Square Residual. Δdf difference in degrees of freedom. Models in bold are the selected
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